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Hi people,

I'm quite tired of my W550s performance. Display is exquisite, and general building quality too, but that [censored] CPU cannot sustain sizeable workloads

I would renounce to Quadro GPU in order to get more CPU squeeze

Do you know if there is an aftermarket alternative??

Thanks in advance

On the W550s the CPU is soldered, plus it is a low-voltage CPU, so forget about a CPU upgrade, let alone a quad-core.
I would suggest to look at the previous generation W540 or W541 (preferred) instead.
They were the last ones (plus the T440p) with an upgradable CPU.

Or spend a lot more money and hunt for a P51.

Thanks, RealBlackStuff. But I mean the entire motherboard. Do you know if there is an aftermarket replacement with a less [censored] CPU? After certain W10 upgrades, performance dropped abysmally...

I have been searching for an entire motherboard replacement, without result. I would like to know if that is possible or not.

Thanks in advance

darn

Thank you very much. It’s a shame that such a nice device has been handicapped so much